From Best-Dressed to the Cover of Essence: A Self-Taught Fashion Photographer’s Journey to Making It

Want to become a top photographer? Define your aesthetic and stick to it. Our episode 16 guest describes his work as sophisticated, eclectic and warm. In this episode, our special guest is Tayo Kuku Jr. From spending his early childhood in Lagos, Nigeria and then moving to New Jersey, his story is one of perseverance, passion and undeniable talent. We discuss his first experience with a camera as a child to starting his camera journey as a professional photographer with an iPhone, and how he ended up shooting the March 2023 Essence cover featuring Meagan Good. Tap into the new episode. Make sure you like, comment, subscribe, and share. 

*Please forgive any audio issues on our first virtual episode of the season. We are looking for our audio engineer, WYA?!

Brands mentioned in this episode 
Dreams of Triumph
SuperVsn
Polymer Studios 

Season 2 - Episode 16

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